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The judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland 1. Of…
The judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland 1. Of the extent of Christs death and satisfaction &c, 2. Of the Sabbath, and observation of the Lords day, 3. Of the ordination in other reformed churches : with a vindication of him from a pretended change of opinion in the first, some advertisements upon the latter, and in prevention of further injuries, a declaration of his judgement in several other subjects / by N. Bernard.
London: printed for John Crook, 1658
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Letter: The Judgement of the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland, of the true In…
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Cyrus, King of Fersia, who was Christus Domini (and herein but a shadow of Christus Dominus, the ⟨p. 11⟩Authour of our Redemption) published his Proclamation in this manner; Who is amongst you of all his people, the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up, (2 Chron, 36. 23. and 1 Ezra 2.) Now it is true, they alone did follow this Calling, whose spirit God had raised to go up, (Ezra 1. 5.) But could they that remained still in Babylon, justly plead, That the Kings Grant was not large enough, or that they were excluded from going up by any clause contained therein? The matter of our Redemption purchased by our Saviour Christ lieth open to all, all are invited to it, none that hath a mind to accept of it, is excluded from it. The beautiful feet of those that preach the Gospel of peace, do bring glad tidings of good things to every house where they tread. The first part of their Message being this, Peace to this house, (Rom. 10. 15. Luke 10. 5. Luke 17.) But, unless God be pleased out of his abundant mercy to guide our feet ⟨p. 12⟩into the way of peace, the Rebellion of our Nature is such, that that we run head-long to the ways of destruction and misery, (Rom. 3. 16.) and the ways of peace do we not know. They have not all obeyed the Gospel, Rom. 10. 16. all are not apt to entertain this Message of peace, and therefore, though Gods Ambassadors make a true tender of it to all unto whom they are sent, yet their peace only resteth on the sons of peace, but if it meet with such as will not listen to the motion of it, their peace doth again return unto themselves, (